DAVAO CITY — The Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) held its culmination in the celebration
of the 68th Anniversary on Monday, March 11, at Davao Convention and Trade
Center, with the theme “Partners for Change.”

As one of the highlights of the
celebration, the DSWD paid tribute to its partners through an awarding
ceremony, recognizing their efforts and contributions, which made a significant
impact on the accomplishments on the Agency’s mandate.

Bautista said in his message that
partners from the government sector, non-government organizations, civic
groups, and volunteer groups made the job of DSWD lighter and better felt in
the grassroots.

Some of the awardees are the
Caburan Rural Improvement Club in Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental as Best
Volunteer Group; Cor Jesu College Br. Polycarp Institute for Community
Development Foundation, Inc. as Best Non-Government Organization; Association
of Friends of the Home for the Aged, Inc.; the Philippine Air Force-Tactical
Operations Group XI; and the Buddhist Compassion Relief – Tsu Chi Foundation,
among others.

Awards were also given to local
government units such as LGU Tagum as Model LGU Implementing Day Care Services
and LGU New Bataan for implementing KALAHI-CIDSS.

Regional winners of the 2017
Presidential Award for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities were also
handed over to the City of Davao, Municipality of Braulio Dujali, City of
Panabo, and Municipality of Nabunturan.

The DSWD XI also recognized
national government agencies, provincial government units, and media partners.

“This year, we hope to better our
services by tapping more partners to help our social workers reach out to our
program beneficiaries,” Bautista said. (PIA 11)